In August 2026, FBI agents surrounded Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco International Airport and seized his cell phone and laptop.
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VINCEOct 28, 2026
Multiple independent reports, including court-record-based coverage, confirm that FBI agents confronted Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport in August 2026 and seized his phone and laptop, and KCRA describes agents surrounding him near the gate. The post's wording matches the claim, and the sources date the airport encounter to August 15.
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… But the source noted that Klubeck kept company servers in his home. Klubeck did not respond to a request from The Post. Swalwell's under investigation, multiple prosecutors, sexual assault allegations, including in New York and California. You know, it was it was actually in August they note this, that we knew about this, that Swalwell got surrounded by FBI agents at the San Francisco International Airport as he de boarded a plane. They seized his cell phone and his laptop as a part of a federal criminal investigation. Then, the next day, they raided his house in Washington, DC., right? The agents executed additional warrants the following day at Swalwell's Washington, DC., home. Ah, he got the Ilma what the hell does her name ilhan Nur Said Elmi treatment. …
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Supports. Reuters reports, citing a source, that FBI agents seized electronic devices from Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport in August 2026.[1]
Supports. AP reports that federal agents seized Swalwell's electronic devices at the San Francisco airport, citing a person familiar with the matter.[2]
Supports. KCRA reports surveillance video showing plainclothes agents approaching and surrounding Swalwell near the gate after he exited a plane, and court records showing agents seized a phone, charging cable, and laptop.[3]
Supports. USA Today, citing court records, reports the warrant was served on Aug. 15 at San Francisco airport and that agents took Swalwell's iPhone and MacBook Pro.[4]
Supports. ABC7 reports Swalwell was served with a search warrant for his cellphone and other devices at SFO on a Saturday in August.[5]
Context. The seizures were part of a federal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell, who has denied sexual assault allegations and has not been charged with a crime.[2][3]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 not rated
- 1FBI raids Democrat Swalwell's home in sexual-misconduct investigation, source saysreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3FBI agents confronted former Rep. Eric Swalwell at SFO in ...kcra.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4FBI agents seize Eric Swalwell's phone, search homeusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5FBI seizes devices from Eric Swalwell at SFO, raids DC home in probe tied to sexual assault claimsabc7news.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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